FLOWERS BY CLOWANCE HAVE ADDED CORNISH SCILLA (BLUE BELL) TO THEIR EXPANDING FLOWERS BY POST RANGE.
FROM MONDAY YOU CAN BUY 2 BUNCHES (30 STEMS+) OF FRESHLY PICKED CORNISH SCILLA FOR £9.99 INCLUDING POSTAGE AND PACKAGING.
EACH BOX OF CORNISH SCILLA COMES WITH LONG LASTING FOLIAGE , FLOWER FOOD AND PERSONAL MESSAGE ON YOUR CARD.
TO ORDER YOUR BOX OF SCILLA , PLEASE VISIT OUR SITE TODAY
www.flowersbyclowance.co.uk
Saturday, 5 April 2008
FLOWERS BY CLOWANCE SUPPLY MOYSES STEVENS
FLOWERS BY CLOWANCE HAVE STARTED SUPPLYING LONDON`S HIGH CLASS FLORIST CHAIN - MOYSES STEVENS WITH THEIR HOME GROWN CORNISH FREESIA.
MOYSES STEVENS HEAD OF PURCHASING, LUCIE GALLARD CONTACTED JAMES COCK THROUGH FLOWERS BY CLOWANCE`S WEBSITE.SINCE THEN ,JAMES HAS BEEN SUPPLYING BEST GRADE FREESIA TO THE FAMOUS LONDON BRAND.
THE FREESIAS ARE PICKED AND BUNCHED ON A FRIDAY.THEY ARE THEN PUT INTO FRESH WATER THEN INTO ONE OF CLOWANCE`S MANY FRIDGES.ON SATURDAY THE FREESIA`S ARE SLEEVED AND PACKED IN 60 `S INTO 30" BOXES MARKED CORNISH FLOWERS.THE PACKED BOXES ARE THEN TIED IN 2`S AND PUT ONTO A TRANSPORT LORRY FIRST THING ON A SUNDAY MORNING , TO BE DELIVERED TO NEW COVENT GARDEN MARKET IN THE EARLY HOURS OF MONDAY MORNING.
JAMES HOPES TO MEET LUCIE IN MAY WHEN SHE COMES TO CORNWALL TO VISIT CORNISH GROWERS.
MOYSES STEVENS HEAD OF PURCHASING, LUCIE GALLARD CONTACTED JAMES COCK THROUGH FLOWERS BY CLOWANCE`S WEBSITE.SINCE THEN ,JAMES HAS BEEN SUPPLYING BEST GRADE FREESIA TO THE FAMOUS LONDON BRAND.
THE FREESIAS ARE PICKED AND BUNCHED ON A FRIDAY.THEY ARE THEN PUT INTO FRESH WATER THEN INTO ONE OF CLOWANCE`S MANY FRIDGES.ON SATURDAY THE FREESIA`S ARE SLEEVED AND PACKED IN 60 `S INTO 30" BOXES MARKED CORNISH FLOWERS.THE PACKED BOXES ARE THEN TIED IN 2`S AND PUT ONTO A TRANSPORT LORRY FIRST THING ON A SUNDAY MORNING , TO BE DELIVERED TO NEW COVENT GARDEN MARKET IN THE EARLY HOURS OF MONDAY MORNING.
JAMES HOPES TO MEET LUCIE IN MAY WHEN SHE COMES TO CORNWALL TO VISIT CORNISH GROWERS.
Saturday, 15 March 2008
Credit Card Payments
From today ,Flowers by Clowance can accept all major credit cards for all payments for flowers by post and all other products on site.
You are still welcome to phone the Nursery on 01209831317 to place you order if you would prefer.
The Nursery opening hours are Mon - Fri 8am til 5pm , Saturday 8am till 12pm
Sunday - by appointment only.Closed on Bank Holidays.
You are still welcome to phone the Nursery on 01209831317 to place you order if you would prefer.
The Nursery opening hours are Mon - Fri 8am til 5pm , Saturday 8am till 12pm
Sunday - by appointment only.Closed on Bank Holidays.
Friday, 7 March 2008
Easter Floral Workshops at Clowance
On Tuesday 4th of March , Clowance Florists Joi and Chloe held the first of the Nursery`s Easter Workshops.
A Class of nine budding Florists arrived at 2pm for an afternoon of eggcitement ,fun ,afternoon tea and Cakes! aswell as learning new ideas for Easter Floral gifts , Church and Home arrangements.
To book your place on our next Afternoon workshop , please call the Nursery on 01209831317 to go to our website,click here
A Class of nine budding Florists arrived at 2pm for an afternoon of eggcitement ,fun ,afternoon tea and Cakes! aswell as learning new ideas for Easter Floral gifts , Church and Home arrangements.
To book your place on our next Afternoon workshop , please call the Nursery on 01209831317 to go to our website,click here
Monday, 3 March 2008
What a Week!
The staff of Clowance Nurseries are just recovering from the biggest week of the year!Mothering Sunday is second to Christmas in terms of business.
Both Sales Vans , driven in turn by Ross , Clive and James were on on the Road for all six days leading upto the 2nd of March.
The staff on the Nursery were also flat out all week bunching and preparing all the orders for the business`s 200+ customer base.
Our Cornish Flowers by Post really took off as well.90 boxes sent out on just on the Tuesday was a record! Anemonies were so popular , we had to take them off the list on Wednesday due to such high demand. Cornish Daffs and Sols were all so popular , as were the boxes of Cornish Mixed.
On top of all the work , we did our second Wedding Fair! ,at the Rosewarne Manor , Connor Downs, Hayle. This was run by our Florist , Joi on the 1st of March.
Joi had a great day , meeting Brides to be and showing off her fair and talent as a Florist.From the day she managed to take bookings for 5 Weddings in 2008!
James
Flowers by Post
Both Sales Vans , driven in turn by Ross , Clive and James were on on the Road for all six days leading upto the 2nd of March.
The staff on the Nursery were also flat out all week bunching and preparing all the orders for the business`s 200+ customer base.
Our Cornish Flowers by Post really took off as well.90 boxes sent out on just on the Tuesday was a record! Anemonies were so popular , we had to take them off the list on Wednesday due to such high demand. Cornish Daffs and Sols were all so popular , as were the boxes of Cornish Mixed.
On top of all the work , we did our second Wedding Fair! ,at the Rosewarne Manor , Connor Downs, Hayle. This was run by our Florist , Joi on the 1st of March.
Joi had a great day , meeting Brides to be and showing off her fair and talent as a Florist.From the day she managed to take bookings for 5 Weddings in 2008!
James
Flowers by Post
Friday, 22 February 2008
Don`t forget Mothers Day!
Next week the staff at Clowance Nurseries will be preparing for Mothering Sunday on the 2nd of March. Mothering Sunday is the second most busy period at Clowance. The Sales Vans will be on the road Monday up until Saturday delivering fresh cornish Flowers and wholesale flowers to the Florists in the South West.
Pink is the colour of the week! For ideas on what to give your Mother for Mothering Sunday, please click on our Flowers by Post section of our home page.
The Nursery has seen a great intrest in Florists from all over Britain wanting to source Cornish and English Flowers. I have sourced a local Courier firm to use to deliver next day Fresh Cornish and English Flowers grown/sourced from Clowance Nurseries.
James
Flowers by Clowance
Saturday, 16 February 2008
Week 8
Week 8 is an important week for Clowance Nurseries.
This week is the start of planting up of their Summer Cornish Flowers.
First job is to plant by hand 12,600 Stock plugs( about 2 + half beds)
Clowance has 100,000 stock plugs ordered for cropping in the Summer and week 8 is the start of planting up.
The plugs arrived last Friday by Lorry from a Plant Raiser and the Green house was rotavated and wires put down last Thursday(14th)
Other crops planned for the summer include Asters , Delphiniums , Sweet William
James
Flowers by Clowance
This week is the start of planting up of their Summer Cornish Flowers.
First job is to plant by hand 12,600 Stock plugs( about 2 + half beds)
Clowance has 100,000 stock plugs ordered for cropping in the Summer and week 8 is the start of planting up.
The plugs arrived last Friday by Lorry from a Plant Raiser and the Green house was rotavated and wires put down last Thursday(14th)
Other crops planned for the summer include Asters , Delphiniums , Sweet William
James
Flowers by Clowance
Valentines Day
Valentines Day week was busy one this year!
The staff at Clowance had a very busy week leading up to Valentines day this year.
The Sales Vans were out on the roads of Cornwall every day leading upto the 14th
The North round deliverd as far as Roche.
The staff at the Nursery also had a busy week. They were busy bunching up special Bouquets, sleeving single Red Roses etc for Shops to sell on.
The Florists , Joi , Chloe and Fae had a very busy time also.
On the 14th alone , they made up 50 dozen Red Roses bouquets aswell as a few Double Dozen Bouquets!
The staff at Clowance had a very busy week leading up to Valentines day this year.
The Sales Vans were out on the roads of Cornwall every day leading upto the 14th
The North round deliverd as far as Roche.
The staff at the Nursery also had a busy week. They were busy bunching up special Bouquets, sleeving single Red Roses etc for Shops to sell on.
The Florists , Joi , Chloe and Fae had a very busy time also.
On the 14th alone , they made up 50 dozen Red Roses bouquets aswell as a few Double Dozen Bouquets!
Friday, 1 February 2008
Easivase now in Stock
We are now selling the new range of Easivase products from our Website.
Easivase is the exciting new product everyone is talking about!
- Sturdy,Unbreakable and folds flat for Storage
- Choice of colours ,match your vase to your arrangement!
- Ideal for presenting Flowers to friends and relations
- Ideal for use in Hospitals and care homes or where glass maybe a safety issue
- For all kinds of events or celebrations ,no hiring,no washing,no breakages
- For all occasions when you have too many flowers and not enough vases!
See our website for more information
James Cock
Easivase is the exciting new product everyone is talking about!
- Sturdy,Unbreakable and folds flat for Storage
- Choice of colours ,match your vase to your arrangement!
- Ideal for presenting Flowers to friends and relations
- Ideal for use in Hospitals and care homes or where glass maybe a safety issue
- For all kinds of events or celebrations ,no hiring,no washing,no breakages
- For all occasions when you have too many flowers and not enough vases!
See our website for more information
James Cock
Monday, 28 January 2008
Telegraph Feature on English Flowers by Post
On Saturday 26th of January , Flowers by Clowance were featured in the Telegraph Newspaper.
Our Flowers by post were listed in their list of English Flowers by Post.
Since this article was published , we have seen a greater increase in demand for our Cornish Flowers by Post. Thank you , The Daily Telegraph!
Keep it Cornish - Keep it Clowance!
James Cock
Our Flowers by post were listed in their list of English Flowers by Post.
Since this article was published , we have seen a greater increase in demand for our Cornish Flowers by Post. Thank you , The Daily Telegraph!
Keep it Cornish - Keep it Clowance!
James Cock
Friday, 11 January 2008
Valentines Day
The staff of Flowers by Clowance are alreading thinking about Valentines Day !
This year it is on a Thursday . The staff are busy sourcing prices of Roses etc from their suppilers so they can print up their prices lists asap.
The sales van Drivers are now planning their delvery days so they can tell their customers when they can expect a call.
This year it is on a Thursday . The staff are busy sourcing prices of Roses etc from their suppilers so they can print up their prices lists asap.
The sales van Drivers are now planning their delvery days so they can tell their customers when they can expect a call.
The Florists of Flowers by Clowance did their first ever wedding Fair last weekend at the Tregenna Castle Hotel , here in St. Ives , Cornwall.
We have a great day , took 5 firm bookings for Weddings in 2008 and our florists were pleased with the feed back they got from the brides to be.
Flowers by Clowance did over 100 weddings in 2007 , and we will be looking to increase that in 2008!
We have a great day , took 5 firm bookings for Weddings in 2008 and our florists were pleased with the feed back they got from the brides to be.
Flowers by Clowance did over 100 weddings in 2007 , and we will be looking to increase that in 2008!
2008
This year we will be celebrating 65 years in Business here in Cornwall.
The Nursery has seen many changes in this time i can tell you.
We had a very busy Christmas here on the Nursery.Our staff were flat out with work ! Our two sales vans broke all sales records to date!
Our Flowers by Post really took off and its some thing we will be expanding in 2008.
We are still picking Alstromeria and Chrysanths at the moment , but sooon they will be finished.
The first of our stock plants will be deliverd in week 8 , this year we are planning to grow 40,000 plants ( 2 houses / 8 beds)
At the end of January we will start picking the first of our cornish Freesias , we have over 4 houses of Freesias for 2008 - over 64,000 corms were planted in 2007 from October on wards
James Cock
The Nursery has seen many changes in this time i can tell you.
We had a very busy Christmas here on the Nursery.Our staff were flat out with work ! Our two sales vans broke all sales records to date!
Our Flowers by Post really took off and its some thing we will be expanding in 2008.
We are still picking Alstromeria and Chrysanths at the moment , but sooon they will be finished.
The first of our stock plants will be deliverd in week 8 , this year we are planning to grow 40,000 plants ( 2 houses / 8 beds)
At the end of January we will start picking the first of our cornish Freesias , we have over 4 houses of Freesias for 2008 - over 64,000 corms were planted in 2007 from October on wards
James Cock
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